Leviticus 13:45:4Lev.13.45.W4TAB
בְּגָדָ֞יו
begadav
“his garments”
- Transliteration
- be-ga-DAV
- Extended
- beh-ga-DAHV
- IPA
- /bə.ɡaˈdaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his garments
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ga-DAV
- clause
ve-ha-tsa-RU-a a-SHER-BO ha-NE-ga be-ga-DAV yih-YU fe-roo-MEEM ve-ro-SHO yih-YE fa-RU-a ve-AL-sa-FAAM ya-e-TE
- sentence
ve-ha-tsa-RU-a a-SHER-BO ha-NE-ga be-ga-DAV yih-YU fe-roo-MEEM ve-ro-SHO yih-YE fa-RU-a ve-AL-sa-FAAM ya-e-TE ve-ta-ME ta-ME yik-RA
Exegesis
A series of coordinate clauses then lays out ritual prescriptions: begadav {בְּגָדָיו | bə·ḡā·ḏā·w} ‘on his garment’ with the verb yihyu ‘become’ and the participle perumîm {פְּרֻמִים | pə·rû·mîm} ‘torn’, followed by verôsho {וְרֹאשׁוֹ | wə·rō·šō} ‘and his head’ with the verb yihyeh ‘become’ and the participle paru’a {פָּרוּעַ | pā·rû·ʿā} ‘unbound’.
Root and etymology
“garment, covering”
In context — Leviticus 13:45
And the leprous person who has the infection in him—his garments shall be torn, his head shall be unbound, he shall cover his upper lip, and he shall call out, “Unclean! Unclean!”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:45:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 13:45, so the Hebrew word בְּגָדָ֞יו (begadav) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Lev.13.45.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.45.W4.S1) and character.